“It was not even necessary for people to know how to sing to be considered rock musicians. Bob Dylan had no clue, but that did not stop him from becoming one of the greatest artists ever.” — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
“Too much expertise, as we have seen, can fortify the associative barriers between fields. At the same time, expertise is clearly needed in order… — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
“Incentives were important in attracting a candidate to accept a particular job, but once on the job it hardly mattered at all. People who… — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
Everyone we regard as brilliant has endured an enormous amount of failure. — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
“It was not even necessary for people to know how to sing to be considered rock musicians. Bob Dylan had no clue, but that… — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
“In a famous 1987 study, researchers Michael Diehl and Wolfgang Stroebe from Tubingen University in Germany concluded that brainstorming groups have never outperformed virtual… — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
Nearly every major breakthrough innovation has been preceded by a string of failed or misguided executions. — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
Innovation comes ultimately from a diversity of perspectives. So when you combine ideas from different industries or different cultures, that's when you have the… — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
When you step into an intersection of fields, disciplines, or cultures, you can combine existing concepts into a large number of extraordinary ideas. — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
“If intrinsic motivation is high, if we are passionate about what we are doing, creativity will flow. External expectations and rewards can kill intrinsic… — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
